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Wonder Why
Wonder Why can refer to: * Wonder Why (song) "Wonder Why" is a song written by Nicholas Brodszky (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics), published in 1951. Brodszky and Cahn wrote for "Wonder Why" for the film ''Rich, Young and Pretty'' (1951, directed by Norman Taurog). In the film, the song is sun ..., 1951 song by Sammy Cahn and Nicholas Brodszky * Wonder Why?, Canadian educational TV program, 1990-1994 {{Disambig ...
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Wonder Why (song)
"Wonder Why" is a song written by Nicholas Brodszky (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics), published in 1951. Brodszky and Cahn wrote for "Wonder Why" for the film ''Rich, Young and Pretty'' (1951, directed by Norman Taurog). In the film, the song is sung by Vic Damone, Jane Powell and The Four Freshmen. The song was nominated for an Oscar in 1952 in the category Best Song. The first few lines of the song are as follows: :''Wonder why I'm not myself of late'' :''I'm feeling strangely great, I wonder why'' :''I suppose some genius could explain'' :''Why I walk in the rain, just let him try''. Vic Damone's recording of the song was issued by Mercury Records and reached number 21 on the US charts in September 1951. "Wonder Why" was covered in the 1950s by numerous musicians, including Billy Eckstine, Tex Beneke, Milt Jackson, Maynard Ferguson, the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Tyree Glenn, Sam Donahue, Tal Farlow, Kay Armen, Melba Liston, Shelly Manne and Red Garland in the U.S., and Sonya He ...
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